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Intel Core i7-5500U @ 2.40GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i7-5500U can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

  • The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
  • The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
  • The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the Intel Core i7-5500U @ 2.40GHz Good for Gaming?

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. [More ...]


Intel Core i7-5500U @ 2.40GHz

Description: Intel HD Graphics 5500

Class: Laptop

Socket: FCBGA1168

Clockspeed: 2.4 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.0 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 15 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 2 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 4 MB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 16 GB (DDR3L 1333/1600, LPDDR3 1333/1600)

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-5500U CPU @ 2.40GHz, Intel Core i7-5500U CPU @ 2.40GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2015

CPUmark/$Price: NA

Overall Rank:
2780th fastest in multithreading out of 5150 CPUs
2192nd fastest in single threading out of 5150 CPUs
641st fastest in out of 1491 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
2798
Single Thread Rating
1655

Samples: 5472*
*Margin for error: Low



PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 4,034
Thread: 1,533

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-5500U @ 2.40GHz

Integer Math9,209 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math6,035 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers14 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting5,078 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption734.7 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression39,055 KBytes/Sec
Physics251 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions2,408 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,655 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 16th of June 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-5500U @ 2.40GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 11th of June 2025
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 11th of June 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 16th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,152
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
 20,835
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 20,067
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
 18,254
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
 16,730
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,650
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,145
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz
 11,651
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 10,696
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 9,546
Intel Core i7-5500U @ 2.40GHz
 2,798
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 16th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 50.80
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 30.89
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 11.14
Intel Core i7-5500U @ 2.40GHz
 NA
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
 NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
 NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
 NA
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 16th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,900
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,837
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,680
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 3,048
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
 3,026
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
 2,914
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 2,646
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz
 2,631
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
 2,599
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 2,407
Intel Core i7-5500U @ 2.40GHz
 1,655
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-5500U @ 2.40GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2694220 - Jun 13 2025
3225
BL2693181 - Jun 13 2025
3188
BL2693171 - Jun 13 2025
3067
BL2692696 - Jun 13 2025
3233
BL2688942 - Jun 11 2025
2115
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-5500U @ 2.40GHz
As of 16th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-5500U @ 2.40GHz
 2,798
Intel Core i7-5600U @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-5500U
 3,017 (+7.8%)
Intel Core i5-6200U @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-5500U
 2,993 (+7.0%)
Intel Core i5-5257U @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-5500U
 2,827 (+1.0%)
Intel Core i5-5300U @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-5500U
 2,712 (-3.1%)
AMD FX-7600P vs Intel Core i7-5500U
 2,557 (-8.6%)
Intel Core i5-5200U @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-5500U
 2,505 (-10.5%)
Intel Core i5-5250U @ 1.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-5500U
 2,450 (-12.4%)
AMD A10-8700P vs Intel Core i7-5500U
 2,242 (-19.9%)
AMD A10-7400P vs Intel Core i7-5500U
 2,120 (-24.2%)
AMD RX-427BB vs Intel Core i7-5500U
 2,747 (-1.8%)
AMD A8-7200P vs Intel Core i7-5500U
 2,158 (-22.9%)
Intel Core i7-6600U @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-5500U
 3,407 (+21.8%)

Is the Intel Core i7-5500U @ 2.40GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 16th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
 9,768
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
 8,903
Intel Core Ultra 7 265
 8,170
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX
 8,056
Intel Core Ultra 7 265H
 7,674
Intel Core i9-14900HX
 7,052
AMD Ryzen AI Max 390
 7,027
Intel Core 7 250H
 6,905
AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390
 6,846
Intel Core i9-13900HX
 6,784
Intel Core i9-13980HX
 6,762
Intel Core i9-13950HX
 6,759
Intel Core i7-5500U @ 2.40GHz
 499